How to Use ball bearing in a Sentence

ball bearing

noun
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  • The second and third will bomb a facility in Schweinfurt that makes ball bearings, an item no 1940s war machine could do without.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Get a pencil and a small, round hard sphere, such as a ball bearing or a marble.
    — Stephen L. MacKnik, Scientific American, 1 May 2014
  • The puck was three times the size of a normal puck, and filled with ball bearings that rattled loudly.
    — Andrew Leland, The New Yorker, 8 July 2023
  • Each one of your employees needs to be at their best, like the perfect smoothness of the ball bearing.
    — Shakeel Ahmed, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The inner core sits suspended like a ball bearing in the molten-metal ocean of the outer core.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Neighbors didn’t know who was shooting the ball bearings or for what reason, Reynosa said.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • The ball bearing joint in the middle of the shears allows for precision and smooth cutting through any type of surface.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 20 May 2021
  • The Model 31 was noted for its slick ball bearing-like pumping stroke and was the darling of many trap shooters and hunters.
    — John M. Taylor, Outdoor Life, 8 Aug. 2012
  • Lightweight ball bearing reel with aluminum spool that won't rust.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The stainless steel ball bearings are spread evenly across the torso, creating a less bulky look.
    — Jack Byram, Health, 14 July 2023
  • What's inside a ball bearing, handgun, or pair of headphones?
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2020
  • What does thinking or looking like a ball bearing or like the New Christy Minstrel Singers have to do with righteousness?
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Jan. 2022
  • Hours are clocked via a 24-hour jumping display that runs on a ceramic ball bearing in a window at 12 o’clock.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Officers serving a search warrant found a slingshot and ball bearings at the man's home in Azusa, police said.
    — CBS News, 31 May 2024
  • The Harkens shopped their plastic ball bearing blocks, made by hand at the time, to distributors without much success.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The man bombarded neighbors with ball bearings fired from a slingshot for years, Azusa police said in a May 24 news release.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 May 2024
  • The station will resemble a shiny ball bearing, and will appear to be moving slowly.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2022
  • The two drawers can hold legal or letter-size- files and papers and glide easily on smooth ball bearings.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
  • Reel specs generally list the number of ball bearings plus one roller bearing for the anti-reverse clutch.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 4 May 2023
  • South Windsor police went to the scene at Walmart and allegedly located the slingshot and ball bearings that matched the hole size found in the victim’s window.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Vibration can be a problem, but ball bearing heads and soft grip handles make for more comfortable tools.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Where, exactly, are all the chips and ball bearings that go into weapons manufactured?
    — Shannon K. O’Neil, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • His father was a tool and die maker and his mother, Adele Zaleski Dalkowski, worked in a ball bearing factory.
    — Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The rubber wheels were 3D-printed directly around the body of the main wheel frame, eliminating the need for metal screws and ball bearings, which would run the risk of rust after exposure to water.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 July 2023
  • Police said King used ball bearings and a slingshot to damage property, and almost hit people, in his neighborhood for around a decade.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
  • The ball bearings from a Claymore mine are removed and then used in a different anti-personnel or antitank mine.
    — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
  • During King's initial court appearance on Tuesday, a judge ordered him to stay 200 yards away from the homes and people he was accused of shooting the ball bearings at, The Guardian reported.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
  • Officers used the locations where damage occurred to narrow their search and determined most of the ball bearings were launched from King’s backyard.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 May 2024
  • An additional search of the vehicle by the bomb squad for other explosives led to the discovery of some methamphetamine, a glass smoking pipe, and some ball bearings.
    — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In comments on the police Instagram post, one former neighbor said the man repeatedly pelted his dog with ball bearings and BBs.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 May 2024

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